A compilation of Bhajans, mantras and prayers performed by Karanamrta dasi.

Classically trained as a vocalist in India for nearly a decade and immersed in kirtan (devotional music) since birth, Karnamrita Dasi is one of the world’s leading kirtan singers as well as the first female Westerner to be classically trained in this sacred art. Since her mother’s passing in 1998, she has dedicated her life to composing, recording, performing, and collecting rare Sanskrit poetry in order to continue and honor her mother’s passion for sharing the ancient bhakti tradition with others.

Having toured for the last eight years, Karnamrita performs and teaches at hundreds of venues worldwide, from yoga retreat centers to music festivals to the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. She has won numerous awards including Best Album of the Year and Best Song of the Year for her acclaimed album “DASI: Prayers by Women.”

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Hare Krishna Hare Rama:  Nina Hagen & Karnamrta Devi Dasi:

The traditional Vaishnava bhajan "Radhe Syam Yugala Nama" by Vedic Acharya Krsna Dasa Kaviraja also known as "Sri Vraja Dhama Mahimantra" or "Jaya Radhe Jaya Krishna Jaya Vrindavana", Performed by Karnamrita Devi Dasi. The English translation of the Lyrics follow......

RADHE SHYAMA YUGALA NAMA

(Refrain): All glories to Sri Radha! All glories to Sri Krsna! All glories to their abode of Vrndavana! All glories to the gopis who are the jewel of the crown of the rasika mood.
 
1) In this ecstatic mood, Krsna sings "Radhe Radhe" and Radha sings "Syam Syam!" The Holy Name and the divine pair of Radhe Syam are my life and soul.
 
2) I only have one treasure within this life. The son of Nanda Maharaja, the enchanter of all, and pleasure giver to Radharani are my life and soul.
 
3) Syama is the only person who I love. My daily life, mind, body, and soul is being overwhelmed by the love of Syama.
 
4) I am verily the maidservant of Srimati Radharani, who is the eternal queen of the  eternal abode of Vrndavana.
 
5) My wish is to obtain a daily practice of doing eternal service in the eternal abode. Thus, I wish to keep my life in the way my master, Srimati Radharani, desires.

Karnamrta dasi

Radhe Syama Yugala Nama:  Karnamrta Devi Dasi:

Om Purnamadah Purnamidam The Invocation from Sri Isopanishad is performed by Karanamrta Devi Dasi.

SRI ISOPANISAD
By His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada:

INVOCATION

oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ
pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate
pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya
pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate

TRANSLATION

The Personality of Godhead is perfect and complete, and because He is completely perfect, all emanations from Him, such as this phenomenal world, are perfectly equipped as complete wholes. Whatever is produced of the Complete Whole is also complete in itself. Because He is the Complete Whole, even though so many complete units emanate from Him, He remains the complete balance.

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Om Purnamadah Purnamidam ~ Karanamrta Devi Dasi:

Gopi Gita by Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa performed by Karanamrta Devi Dasi.

GOPI GITAM
by Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa
14 verses of 17:

(1) The gopīs said: O beloved, Your birth in the land of Vraja has made it exceedingly glorious, and thus Indirā, the goddess of fortune, always resides here. It is only for Your sake that we, Your devoted servants, maintain our lives. We have been searching everywhere for You, so please show Yourself to us.>



(2) O Lord of love, in beauty Your glance excels the whorl of the finest, most perfectly formed lotus within the autumn pond. O bestower of benedictions, You are killing the maidservants who have given themselves to You freely, without any price. Isn't this murder?

(3) O greatest of personalities, You have repeatedly saved us from all kinds of danger from poisoned water, from the terrible man-eater Agha, from the great rains, from the wind demon, from the fiery thunderbolt of Indra, from the bull demon and from the son of Maya Dānava.

(4) You are not actually the son of the gopī Yaśodā, O friend, but rather the indwelling witness in the hearts of all embodied souls. Because Lord Brahmā prayed for You to come and protect the universe, You have now appeared in the Sātvata dynasty.

(5) O best of the Vṛṣṇis, Your lotuslike hand, which holds the hand of the goddess of fortune, grants fearlessness to those who approach Your feet out of fear of material existence. O lover, please place that wish-fulfilling lotus hand on our heads.

(6) O You who destroy the suffering of Vraja's people, O hero of all women, Your smile shatters the false pride of Your devotees. Please, dear friend, accept us as Your maidservants and show us Your beautiful lotus face.

(7) Your lotus feet destroy the past sins of all embodied souls who surrender to them. Those feet follow after the cows in the pastures and are the eternal abode of the goddess of fortune. Since You once put those feet on the hoods of the great serpent Kāliya, please place them upon our breasts and tear away the lust in our hearts.

(8) O lotus-eyed one, Your sweet voice and charming words, which attract the minds of the intelligent, are bewildering us more and more. Our dear hero, please revive Your maidservants with the nectar of Your lips.

(9) The nectar of Your words and the descriptions of Your activities are the life and soul of those suffering in this material world. These narrations, transmitted by learned sages, eradicate one's sinful reactions and bestow good fortune upon whoever hears them. These narrations are broadcast all over the world and are filled with spiritual power. Certainly those who spread the message of Godhead are most munificent.

(10) Your smiles, Your sweet, loving glances, the intimate pastimes and confidential talks we enjoyed with You all these are auspicious to meditate upon, and they touch our hearts. But at the same time, O deceiver, they very much agitate our minds.

(11) Dear master, dear lover, when You leave the cowherd village to herd the cows, our minds are disturbed with the thought that Your feet, more beautiful than a lotus, will be pricked by the spiked husks of grain and the rough grass and plants.

(12) At the end of the day You repeatedly show us Your lotus face, covered with dark blue locks ofhair and thickly powdered with dust. Thus, O hero, You arouse lusty desires in our minds.

(13) Your lotus feet, which are worshiped by Lord Brahmā, fulfill the desires of all who bow down to them. They are the ornament of the earth, they give the highest satisfaction, and in times of danger they are the appropriate object of meditation. O lover, O destroyer of anxiety, please put those lotus feet upon our breasts.

(14) O hero, kindly distribute to us the nectar of Your lips, which enhances conjugal pleasure and vanquishes grief. That nectar is thoroughly relished by Your vibrating flute and makes people forget any other attachment.

Gopi Gita ~ Karnamrita Devi Dasi:

The Sanskrit Mantra "He Natha Narayana Vasudeva" performed by Karnamrita Devi Dasi.

Mantra:
Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murare,
He Nath Narayana Vasudeva

He Natha Narayana Vasudeva ~ Karanamrta Devi Dasi:

THE STORY OF PINGALA

Pingala’s story is about the sudden bursting forth of spiritual illumination. Her story is told to king Yadu by abadhuta (roughly, “ascetic”), who regarded as her one of his gurus (“preceptors”). Pingala was a wealthy prostitute who lived in the city of Bidisha. She was surely attractive and accomplished in her profession, although the great abadhuta does not waste words on this aspect of her. Which sacred text would invite attention to the gross for its own sake? Pingala was greedy. One day she met the son of a very rich man, and invited him to visit her that night. She would receive only him that night, she told him.

When the evening came, she dressed herself most attractively and waited for him. Many came to seek her favours, but she turned everyone away. There was just one man in her mind. Night advanced and darkness thickened, but her man hadn’t still arrived. She was getting increasingly impatient, wondering why he wasn’t coming after making the deal with her. With great expectation she would rush to the doorsteps whenever she saw someone passing by, thinking it was her man, and would then return disappointed. This went on till she couldn’t stay inside any longer. She came to her doorstep and waited for him there.

It was past midnight and the pain of waiting was intense and her longing, unbearable.

And then it happened. Suddenly vairagya (roughly, “disinterestedness in worldly desires and pleasures”) arose in her and pervaded her consciousness. Her greed and her longing vanished as though they were swept off by a broom. She looked back on her life and lamented that she had wasted it in ignorance. She regretted all those years she had given in to the enjoyment of her gross body, and that obsessed with greed for wealth, she had sold herself to many, neglecting the dweller, Narayana himself, within.

Then she was filled with a profound sense of divine delight (ananda). She realized how blessed she was, and what a day that was that brought her liberation. She surrendered herself to Krishna and renouncing desires, decided to live the life of an ascetic, and dedicate every moment of her life to him. And as the dawn arrived, she entered the deep forest.

The Story of Pingala ~ Karanamrta Devi Dasi:

The Sanskrit bhajan "Sri Yamunastakam" composed by Vaisnava saint Srila Rupa Goswami from His book "Stavamala."  is performed by accomplished Vaisnava bhajan artist Karnamrita Devi Dasi.  

SRI YAMUNASTAKAM
By Rupa Goswami:

1) May Sri Yamuna, who is the daughter of Suryadeva, who saves one from having to enter the city of her brother Yamaraja, the sight of whom enables the most sinful persons to cross the ocean of sin, and the sweetness of whose water charms the hearts of everyone, always purify me.
 
2) May Sri Yamuna, who is the daughter of Suryadeva, who decorates the great Khandava forest with a stream of pleasant waters, who is filled with lotus flowers and dancing birds, and who blinds the terrible sins of they who desire to bathe in her, always purify me.
 
3) May Sri Yamuna, who is the daughter of Suryadeva, a drop of whose water destroys the sinful reactions of the people, who creates a great flood of confidential pure devotional service to Lord Nandananadana, and who brings auspiciousness to they who desire to live on her shore, always purify me.
 
4) May Sri Yamuna, who is the daughter of Suryadeva, who divides the seven oceans and seven continents, who witnessed many of Lord Mukunda's transcendental pastimes, and whose splendor rebukes a host of sapphires, always purify me.
 
5) May Sri Yamuna, who is the daughter of Suryadeva, who is decorated by the beautiful district of Mathura, who expertly protects they who follow the path of loving devotional service, and who with the playful motions of the waves that are her arms offers respectful obeisances to Lord Padmanabha's feet, always purify me.
 
6) May Sri Yamuna, who is the daughter of Suryadeva, whose charming shores are decorated with many lowing cows, who is filled with many splendid and fragrant kadamba flowers, and who is delighted to have the company of Lord Krsna's devotees, always purify me.
 
7) May Sri Yamuna, who is the daughter of Suryadeva, who is filled with the warblings of thousands of joyful mallikaksa swans, who is worshiped by the Vaisnavas, devas, siddhas, and kinnaras, and the slightest scent of the fragrant breeze moving on whose shores stops the cycle of repeated birth and death, always purify me.
 
8) May Sri Yamuna, who is the daughter of Suryadeva, who is the famous, splendid, spiritual river flowing through the Bhuh, Bhuvah, and Svah planets, who burns away the greatest sins, and who is fragrant with scented ointments from Lord Krsna's transcendental body, always purify me.
 
9) O lotus-eyed one, O daughter of Suryadeva, O rescuer from all sins, please flood with pure devotional service that person who, reciting these eight prayers with a cheerful heart, glorifies you, whose waves are pure and splendid, and who is accompanied by all the demigods.

Yamunastakam ~ Karanamrta Devi Dasi:

Devaki performed by Karanamrta Devi Dasi.

(1)
mumucur munayo devāḥ
sumanāḿsi mudānvitāḥ
mandaḿ mandaḿ jaladharā
jagarjur anusāgaram

 

(2)
niśīthe tama-udbhūte
jāyamāne janārdane
devakyāḿ deva-rūpiṇyāḿ
viṣṇuḥ sarva-guhā-śayaḥ
āvirāsīd yathā prācyāḿ
diśīndur iva puṣkalaḥ

 TRANSLATION

1-2) The demigods and great saintly persons showered flowers in a joyous mood, and clouds gathered in the sky and very mildly thundered, making sounds like those of the ocean's waves. Then the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, who is situated in the core of everyone's heart, appeared from the heart of Devakī in the dense darkness of night, like the full moon rising on the eastern horizon, because Devakī was of the same category as Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Devaki ~ Karanamrta Devi Dasi:

Prayers by Queen Kunti performed by Karanamrta Dasi.

Prayers by Queen Kunti:

1) Let me therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who has become the son of Vasudeva, the pleasure of Devakī, the boy of Nanda and the other cowherd men of Vṛndāvana, and the enlivener of the cows and the senses. (Verse 21)

2) My respectful obeisances are unto You, O Lord, whose abdomen is marked with a depression like a lotus flower, who are always decorated with garlands of lotus flowers, whose glance is as cool as the lotus and whose feet are engraved with lotuses. (Verse 22)

3) I wish that all those calamities would happen again and again so that we could see You again and again, for seeing You means that we will no longer see repeated births and deaths. (Verse 25)

4) My Lord, Your Lordship can easily be approached, but only by those who are materially exhausted. One who is on the path of [material] progress, trying to improve himself with respectable parentage, great opulence, high education and bodily beauty, cannot approach You with sincere feeling. (Verse 26)

5) And yet others say that You appeared to rejuvenate the devotional service of hearing, remembering, worshiping and so on in order that the conditioned souls suffering from material pangs might take advantage and gain liberation. (Verse 35)

6) O Lord of Madhu, as the Ganges forever flows to the sea without hindrance, let my attraction be constantly drawn unto You without being diverted to anyone else. (Verse 42)

Prayers by Queen Kunti ~ Karnamrita Dasi:

Meera Bai - "Aota Mori Galiyana Mein Giridhari" composed by the sixthteenth century devotee and poetess Meera Bai,  performed by Karanamrta Devi Dasi. 

Aota Mori Galiyana Mein Giridhari:
by Meera Bai:

(refrain)

āota mori galiyana meń giridhārī

maiń to chupa gayī lāja kī mārī

 (1)

kusumala pāgā kesariyā jāmā

upara phūla hajārī

mukuṭa upara chatra virāje

kuṇḍala kī chavi nyārī

(giridhārī o giridhārī

giridharī giridharī

jaya giridharī jaya giridharī)

(2)

sundara badana kamala dala locana

bākī citavana nyārī

mora mukuṭa manohara sohe

nathanī chavi nyārī

gale motīni kī māla virāje

caraṇa kamala para vārī

 (3)

rādhā pyārī araja karata hai

binatī suno banavārī

suniye kṛṣṇa murāri

mīrā dāsī daraśana pyāsī

caraṇa kamala balihārī

TRANSLATION

Refrain: The one coming to my village is Giridhari! I have hid myself in shyness.

1) He wears a flower filled turban and has donned a saffron colored robe. Above that are a thousand flowers. Above His crown is an umbrella, and He has an unparalleled pair of beautiful earrings.

2) He has beautiful lips and His eyes who look like the petals of a lotus. His body is filled with unparalleled love. His peacock feather in His crown is very enchanting and splendorous. He wears exceedingly beautiful rings on His fingers. On His neck is a garland of pearls. I am deeply attached to His lotus feet.

3) O beloved of Srimati Radharani, I am placing a request to You. Please heed my plea, O roamer of the forests! Please hear me, O Krsna Murari! This maidservant, Mira Bai, is thirsty for seeing You. I have fixed my mind upon Your lotus feet!

Meerabai ~ Karnamrita Devi Dasi:

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